Peacock x Chicken hybrid.

[bemba]

Oh, I didn't even see the spurs until now. Is that something only males will get in both peacocks&chickens? Or could a female hyrbid have them?
And what do the dark feathers in the neck have to do with gender?

Apparently with hybrid birds males are much more common! They are very effeminate due to under developed or deformed sexual organs. Peahens do get spurs, but generally chicken hens don't? So not sure on that one. They could get it DNA sexed, very easy indeed just pluck a couple feathers out or take a spot of blood on some paper and send off! I get results back within the week! And it's only about $20. Mind you that is here in Australia, but I'm sure you guys have something similar.

 

[BCollie]

Oh, I didn't even see the spurs until now. Is that something only males will get in both peacocks

Apparently with hybrid birds males are much more common! They are very effeminate due to under developed or deformed sexual organs. Peahens do get spurs, but generally chicken hens don't? So not sure on that one. They could get it DNA sexed, very easy indeed just pluck a couple feathers out or take a spot of blood on some paper and send off! I get results back within the week! And it's only about $20. Mind you that is here in Australia, but I'm sure you guys have something similar.

Unfortunately I don't know if that would be possible. Last I talked to her about this bird, she said that she most likely won't even be taking the bird with her when she moves because the bird is so flighty, they won't be able to catch it. So I don't think getting a couple feathers would be possible!

 

[Penny Hen]

Unfortunately I don't know if that would be possible. Last I talked to her about this bird, she said that she most likely won't even be taking the bird with her when she moves because the bird is so flighty, they won't be able to catch it. So I don't think getting a couple feathers would be possible!

She needs to get one of those bird nets sold on Ebay. I couldn't bear to leave such a beauty as that behind.

 

[country_girl011]

To me its tail looks more masculine than feminine, too. Looks like it could fan the tail if it wanted, and peahens do not do that...

actually peahens fan all the time.
mine fan more than my male does.

 

[bemba]

Unfortunately I don't know if that would be possible. Last I talked to her about this bird, she said that she most likely won't even be taking the bird with her when she moves because the bird is so flighty, they won't be able to catch it. So I don't think getting a couple feathers would be possible!

She could always set a trap, there are several methods, I have caught the most feral birds using traps.

 

[chickenguy222]

Does anyone know whatever happened to this bird?

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Wouldn't it be cool to make a peacock that is the size of a dove?

 

[FaerieChicken]

Sorry to stir a cold pot, but I have a PeaHen, I've seen her try to mate with one of my chicken roosters, not sure though if they've connected successfully. But she is now broody. I only see her once in a day, honking as she comes and goes. She acts like my broody chickens too though, comes to eat and drink and run a bit then she's gone again.
I'm wondering that without a peacock around, will her eggs even hatch, plus I have a ton turkey as well, would it be more likely for them to have bred rather than my chicken rooster and her?

 

[Kev]

Sorry to stir a cold pot, but I have a PeaHen, I've seen her try to mate with one of my chicken roosters, not sure though if they've connected successfully. But she is now broody. I only see her once in a day, honking as she comes and goes. She acts like my broody chickens too though, comes to eat and drink and run a bit then she's gone again.
I'm wondering that without a peacock around, will her eggs even hatch, plus I have a ton turkey as well, would it be more likely for them to have bred rather than my chicken rooster and her?

Very interesting question. She definitely has a nest and is broody by that description. It would be an incredible experiment if the rooster actually managed to properly breed her. It's certainly possible if he is big enough and able to move her tail feathers out of the way to reach her vent.

I highly doubt tom turkeys could manage to breed a peahen, their breeding is different takes much longer and is so much rougher. Peacock mating is a lot similar to a chicken, just slightly longer. It also seems much harder to hybridize turkeys with other species even by artificial insemination. Peafowl hybrids already are well-documented with chickens and guineas, although so far I've known were of peacock on a hen or female guinea not the other way around like yours. I suspect it is mostly by chance, it is not common for flocks to contain lone peahen with males of different species.. more often it is either lone peacock(s) with chickens, guineas etc.

The other thing is if you don't know where her nest is, there may be turkey eggs in there so she might bring back turkey babies instead of hybrids. I guess best thing is to wait 26-28ish days and see if she comes back with babies. Might be earlier if peafowl-chicken hybrids hatch earlier, although I'm a bit skeptical about that in your case as peahen eggs are so much bigger than chicken eggs.. unless the embryo grows faster or something.

 

[MountainMarans2012]

Sorry to stir a cold pot, but I have a PeaHen, I've seen her try to mate with one of my chicken roosters, not sure though if they've connected successfully. But she is now broody. I only see her once in a day, honking as she comes and goes. She acts like my broody chickens too though, comes to eat and drink and run a bit then she's gone again.
I'm wondering that without a peacock around, will her eggs even hatch, plus I have a ton turkey as well, would it be more likely for them to have bred rather than my chicken rooster and her?

So Kev, did she hatch any pea-chickens or pea-turkeys or did she just sit on someone else's egg's ?